"I'm here and I didn't harm anybody, get in a car accident, didn't get a DUI, and didn't assault anybody... I would rather be this hated guy for not doing any harm to anyone physically. I'm here and I have not been racist or homophobic. There are people out there that you could go after so much more, but I'm the new villain, and that's hilarious! It's so cool to be alive." (Interview, Radar).

Quit The Hills in March 2010, to work for the cyber security division of American Defense Enterprises, a self-defense and firearms training company. In leaving the TV show, Pratt delivered a press statement: "Upon learning of President Obama's declaration that the cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation, I have decided to refocus my energy and devote my full resources to helping America face this and other unprecedented challenges". Earlier he had publicly stated that his goal was to become a billionaire before age 30.